Choice of Stove. — Gas stoves can be had in differ-
ent sizes and various makes. Improvements are
constantly being made, and there is great com-
petition among the different makers as to who will
produce the most perfect article. Before buying
a gas stove it is a good plan to go to one of the
gas company’s offices or exhibitions, where all the
different kinds of stoves are displayed, and where
they can often be seen in actual use. Failing this,
a fully illustrated catalogue should be sent for, and
a stove, which best suits the requirements of the
household, carefully selected.
Those with an enamelled lining in the oven and
an enamelled plate under the burners are the easiest
to clean and the most hygienic. Many of the newest
makes have a plate rack fitted above the burners,
which is most useful for warming dishes. Then
care should be taken to select a stove that is a
convenient height for working at ; in some of them
the oven is placed so low that it occasions a great
deal of unnecessary stooping ; but fortunately the
tendency nowadays is to raise them well above
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COOKERY FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD
the ground, and this also does away with the
necessity of having a slab on which to place the
stove for the sake of protection.
The size chosen must depend upon the amount
of cooking to be done and the oven space required,
and also upon the size of the kitchen. It is a mis-
take to have one larger than necessary, as it always
means a greater consumption of gas to heat the
oven, &e.
The price of gas stoves runs from about £4 to
£12 and more according to size, while they can
also be hired at a rental of about 2s. 3d. per quarter
and upwards. In fact, in many cases it is better
to hire than to purchase, as the gas company not
only supply the stove, but keep it in repair, and
will change it when desired for one of another
description. By this means one can have the ad-
vantage of any recent improvements.
If the whole stove is not required, and the oven
part would be of little or no use, a small griller, or
Gas Boiling Bing
even a gas ring, is often a great comfort and saving.
It can be placed on the top of the range, or on a
small table in the scullery, and will often save the
keeping up of a fire for the sake of boiling a kettle
or doing some light cooking in the evening. A
little griller would also be found a great boon in
Breakfast Cooker
the morning when an early breakfast has to be
prepared, as it will not only boil a kettle, but make
toast or grill fish or bacon at the same time. A
very nice griller and boiler can be bought for 7s. 6 d.
or 8s. 6 d., while a small boiling ring will only cost
2s. or 3s. plus the india-rubber tubing (6 d. to 9 d.
per foot) required for attaching it to a gas
bracket.
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Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Choice of Stove. — Gas stoves can be had in different sizes and various makes. Improvements are constantly being made, and there is great competition among the different makers as to who will produce the most perfect article. Before buying a gas stove it is a good plan to go to one of the gas company’s offices or exhibitions, where all the different kinds of stoves are displayed, and where they can often be seen in actual use. Failing this, a fully illustrated catalogue should be sent for, and a stove, which best suits the requirements of the household, carefully selected.
Those with an enamelled lining in the oven and an enamelled plate under the burners are the easiest to clean and the most hygienic. Many of the newest makes have a plate rack fitted above the burners, which is most useful for warming dishes. Then care should be taken to select a stove that is a convenient height for working at ; in some of them the oven is placed so low that it occasions a great deal of unnecessary stooping ; but fortunately the tendency nowadays is to raise them well above
the ground, and this also does away with the necessity of having a slab on which to place the stove for the sake of protection.
The size chosen must depend upon the amount of cooking to be done and the oven space required, and also upon the size of the kitchen. It is a mistake to have one larger than necessary, as it always means a greater consumption of gas to heat the oven, &e.
The price of gas stoves runs from about £4 to £12 and more according to size, while they can also be hired at a rental of about 2s. 3d. per quarter and upwards. In fact, in many cases it is better to hire than to purchase, as the gas company not only supply the stove, but keep it in repair, and will change it when desired for one of another description. By this means one can have the advantage of any recent improvements.
If the whole stove is not required, and the oven part would be of little or no use, a small griller, or
Gas Boiling Bing
even a gas ring, is often a great comfort and saving. It can be placed on the top of the range, or on a small table in the scullery, and will often save the keeping up of a fire for the sake of boiling a kettle or doing some light cooking in the evening. A little griller would also be found a great boon in
Breakfast Cooker
the morning when an early breakfast has to be prepared, as it will not only boil a kettle, but make toast or grill fish or bacon at the same time. A very nice griller and boiler can be bought for 7s. 6 d. or 8s. 6 d., while a small boiling ring will only cost 2s. or 3s. plus the india-rubber tubing (6 d. to 9 d. per foot) required for attaching it to a gas bracket.